St Mary's Church, Stainburn facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Mary's Church, Stainburn |
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St Mary's Church, Stainburn, from the south
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| OS grid reference | SE 247 485 |
| Location | Stainburn, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 22 November 1966 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Norman, Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 12th century |
| Completed | 1894 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Gritstone, stone slate roofs |
St Mary's Church is an old Anglican church in the village of Stainburn, North Yorkshire, England. It is a very special building, listed as Grade I, which means it's historically important. The church is no longer used for regular services. Instead, the Churches Conservation Trust now looks after it, making sure it stays in good condition for everyone to see.
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A Look Back in Time
St Mary's Church was first built a long time ago, in the 12th century. Back then, it was a small chapel for the nearby area of Kirkby Overblow. Over the years, the church changed a bit. In the 1600s (17th century), some parts of the church were updated.
A big restoration happened in 1894. A person named C. Hodgson Fowler helped make these changes. During this time, the roof was replaced, and the chancel (the part of the church near the altar) was refitted. A new vestry (a room for the priest) was added, and old grave slabs were relaid. St Mary's stopped being used for regular services on December 1, 1975. It was then given to the Churches Conservation Trust on March 30, 1977, to be preserved.
Church Design and Features
Outside the Church
St Mary's is built from rough gritstone (a type of stone) and has a roof made of stone slates. The church has a main area called the nave, which has three sections. There's also a porch on the south side. The chancel, which is the part of the church where the altar is, has one section and a vestry on its north side. A bellcote, which holds two bells, sits on the roof where the nave and chancel meet.
Much of the church shows the Norman architecture style. The porch has a round-arched doorway. The main door to the church has a plain tympanum (a carved or decorated space above the door). To the left of the door, there's a square window. To the right, there are two lancet windows (tall, narrow windows with pointed tops) on each side of another window with a pointed arch. At the west end of the church, there's another lancet window. On the north wall, you can see a window with two lights (sections) divided by a mullion (a vertical stone bar). The chancel is a bit lower and narrower than the nave. The east window has three lights and is in the Perpendicular Gothic style, which is a later Gothic style. On the chancel's south wall, there's a blocked-up doorway and another three-light window with mullions.
Inside the Church
The arch that separates the nave from the chancel is in the Norman style. It has a round arch with two decorative layers. The baptismal font (a basin for baptisms) is also Norman. It has a round, carved bowl on a circular base. The wooden pews (church benches) inside the church are very old, dating back to the 1500s and 1600s.
See also
- Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England
